THE WEATHIER' l PROBABLY SNOW FLURRIES TODAY f i ~ ________________________________________________________ I jIaiI ASSOCIATED PRESS DAY AMD NIGHT WIRE SERTICE VOL. XXIX. No. 54. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918. PRICE THREE CE I PRESIDENT LUDS YANKEE FIGHTERS BEFORE CONGRESS WILSON SAILS FOR ENGLAND TO- DAY; TO INFORM U. S. BY WIRELESS GOVERNMENTS TO ISSUE PEACE COMMUNICATIONS Democrats Applaud Speech; G. 0. P.'s Remain Silent; Proposes to Give Women Vote (By the British Wireless Press) Paris, Dec. 2.-It is reported that an agreement has been reached by the Allied governments for the issue daily during the peace conference of an of- cial communication regarding the de- liberations. (By Associated Press) . Washington, Dec. 2.-Congress, in joint session today, heard President Wilson announce formally his plans to visit the peace conference and the is*uance of his views the government should play in planningthe after the war problems. Democrats of the house received the. announcement with cheers, in which some senators joined; the Republicans were silent almost throughout the ad- dress except when the, President re- ferred .to the valor of the American soldiers and mentioned the names of Pershing and Simms. Proud of ountrymen "I am proud to be the fellow coun- tryman of men of such stuff and valor," the President said. "Those of us who stayed at home did our duty; the war could not have been won, or the gallant men who fought it given their opportunity to win it otherwise; but for many a long day we shall think ourselves accursed we were not there and hold our manhoods cheap while any speaks that fought, with these at St. Mihiel or Thierry. The memory of those days of triumphant battle will go with these fortunate men to their graves; and each will have his favorite memory. 'Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, but he'll remember with advantages what feats he did that day!" "What we all thank God for with deepest gratitude is that our men went in force into the line of battle just at the critical moment when the whole fate of the world seemed to hang in the balance and threw their fresh strength into the ranks of freedom in time to turn the whole tide and sweep of the fateful strug- gle - turn it once for all, so that thenceforth it was back, back, back for their enemies, always b never, again forward! After that it was only a scant four months be- fore the commanders of the Central Empires knew themselves beaten; and now their very empires are in liquidation." Interruption a Failure Threatened interruption by mem- bers who disapproved of the trip, and of the President's failure to include a senator among the peace delegates, however, did not materialize. The President's annual address was read before a crowd that filled the floor and galleries. He reviewed at length the country's progress in the war; he attributed to the forces and' loyal workers at home. Among other things he disclosed that the problem of readjustment is taking care of it- self without government aid. Reeommends Women Suffrage Recommendations included women suffrage in recognition of women's work in the war, a request for early and favorable action on the unratified Columbian treaty, and a suggestion that authority should be given the war trade board or some other body to continue control for a time over ex- ports. The President concluded with tbe annoucement of his forthcoming trip1 (Continued on Page Four) CHARN WOOD GIVES INTERESTING TALK "The solution of the problems which confront the league of nations, de- pends on the co-operation and friend- ly understanding of the civilized na- tions of the world," said Lord Charn- wood in his lecture yesterday on "The League of Nations' Proposal as It Affects the British Empire." Lord Charnwood spoke on India, elucidating the problem of govern- ment under the British empire. There, he said, the natives will be given their own legislation. This will be brought about gradually, for the change is too great to be put into effect immedi- ately, due to the peculiar people Great Britain has to deal with. He brought out the fact that France, United States, and Great Britain will be the nations who will determine what will be the final peace terms to Germany and her allies. Lord Charnwood will speak on la- bor problems and the Irish question at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon in the lecture room of the Natural Science building. The subject of his second lecture is, "English Domestic Prob- lems Arising from the War." EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO AJUST CONTRCTS UNIVERSITY IS NOT TO SUFFER FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO S. A. T. C. Adjustments under the contract be- tween the University and the war de- partment in regard to the S. A. T. C. will be made between the committee on education at Washington and Uni- versity officials, according to a tele- gram from the committee. Further in- formation has been received in a let- ter to President Harry B. Hutchins, but nothing in it could be made pub- lie at present. Under the contract the University agreed to feed and provide quarters for all men in the corps. It then let sub-contracts to the Union to feed the men and to the fraternities to billet them. Later the Union was also given a contract to quarter part of the corps. These contracts all ran to June 30 of next year, but the government has the right to cancel its contracts at any time. The contract with the Uni- versity will be cancelled but authori- ties here believe that the government will see to it that this and other uni-; versities suffer no financial loss, as they are compensating all manufactur- ers with whom contracts have been cancelled. The contract with the fraternitiest provides that the University will pay them seven and one-half cents per night for each man quartered in thet respective houses. The fraternities7 have been paid up to Nov. 1. The1 contract extends until June 30, 1919,f but will be cancelled as soon as terms of cancellation are agreed upon. The fraternities will be paid up to theI time that the contract is discontinued. SCUDENT COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS At an important business meeing of the Student council held Sunday morning, officers for the year were elected to fill the vacancies left open1 by men not present in the Universitys this year. The officers of this organ-' ization are: Charles T. Van Dusen,t '19E, president; William M. Bell, '19M,E vice-president; Walter M. Nugent, '19E, recording secretary; Sidney G. Zylstra, '19E, corresponding secre- tary; Carlton E. Nash, '19, treasurer, and Ferdinand C. Bell, '19, auditor. The only other business which took place was in regard to the plans fort the Student council age in the Mich- iganensian war record and in regardl to class elections, In two instances at# the elections held recently ties result- ed and these two classes will hold their elections over again. New Projector to Be Used at "Y"I A big movie program is being plan- ned for tomorrow night at Newberryt hall. The Y. M. C. A. has received ac new projecting machine, one of thet best in the city As usual, the show willx be free for all S. A. T. C. and navalr unit men, and will be the best obtain-L al DEAIS BEGUN ON DEMOBILIZATION Arrangements on Physical Exams Are Well Under "Way; Probably to Take Two Weeks FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM CHICAGO NOT ON HAND AS YET Physical examination previous to discharge of men in the S. A. T. C. will begin today for section B, and tomorrow for section A. Two medi- cal officers, one a dental officer, ar- rived here yesterday to help the ex- isting staff examine the men. One of them, Major Roscoe C. Hubbard, will be in charge. Lieutenant Mc- Kasky has been medical officer here since Captain Vaughan left after the influenza epidemic subsided. 250 to Be Examined Each Day It will only be possible to examine about 250 men each day and as there are more than 3,600 men here it will take about two weeks to finish the examinations. As stated before, this examination is to determine whether the men have contracted any disease or disability while in the service. No statement could be given out at military headquarters last night as to when the actual discharging of men will take place as the personnel ad- jutants have not as yet returned from Chicago where they went for instruc- tions and forms necessary to the de- mobilization. Equipment Being Turned in Preparations are going forward, however, in preparation for disband- ing the corps. Several of the com- panies have received instructiots to hand in their rifles and some have already done so. The signal corps has been ordered to pack all appa- ratus in preparation for shipping. This work will be begun today. In some of the companies the men have handed i none of their uniforms and were told to send the other to the nearest army quartermaster's head- quarters within a month after receiv- ing their discharge. A few of the companies signed papers relative to discharge yesterday afternoon. President Hutchins to Talk President Harry B. Hutchins will address the S. A. T. C. and naval unit this afternoon in Hill auditorium. His topic will be on the changes and conditions which will occur during demobilization. Among these will be the temptation for the young man, just out of the S. A. T. C. to leave college and go to work in some fac- tory where the wages seem high. It Is to counteract this tendency that President Hutchins will turn his ef- forts. It is his intention to keep as many men as possible in college rather than allowing them to go to work now and neglect their education. FIREMEN EXTINGUISH SMALL BLAZE WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE The fire department was called to the home of H. A. Sheldon, 714 Mon- roe street, about 9 o'clock last even- ing to extinguish a small blaze which had originated in a chimney fire and spread to the roof. The damage was very slight and the blaze quickly ex- tinguished by a small hand chemical engine. COMPANY 4, SIGNAL CORPS, TO GIVE DANCE AT OLD UNION a Company 4, Signal Corps, will give a company dance at 8 o'clock this evening at the old Michigan Union. Many of the companies in both sec- tions of the S. A. T. C. have given dances and now Company 4 will do its duty as host. Good music has been secured and a good time is promised. Russia Forms All-Russian Government London, Dec. 2. - A dispatch to the Central News from Stockholm says that it is reported that nego- tiations entered into by Russian rep- resentatives has resulted in the for- mation of an all-Russian government under the protection of the Entente and supported by a voluntary army. NAVAL UNIT TO BE GIVEN RELEASES Men to Be Placed on Inactive List Subject to Call for Period of Four Years THOSE DESIRING TO REMAIN TO MAE CHANCE TO DO 40 All men in the University naval unit who so request will probably be placed upon inactive duty before Christmas, according to a statement from naval headquarters yesterday. Men in the unit who do not desire re- lease will be allowed to remain here under their present status until June, unless orders to the contrary are re- ceived from Washington. Written Requests Required Any man in the unit who wishes to be released from active duty must hand in a written request to the naval authorities. The request need mere- ly state that the person applying wishes to be released from active duty and wishes to be placed upon an inactive duty status. No reasons need be given and no references will be necessary to obtain this release. Not a Complete Release This dismissal from active duty is not equivalent to the discharge which will be granted to the men in the S. A. T. C. Members of the naval unit have enlisted in the naval reserve for four years and will be kept on in- active duty the remainder of their en- listment period. During this time they will have to report for active duty for certain periods each year. They will receive one dollar a month pay. The naval authorities here expect that some of those in the unit will not apply for release. The drill and routine work will be continued as at present for these men. 4,000 TROOPS ARRIV INus, , FROM ENGLAND OFFICIALS PLAN TO DEMOBILIZE 550,000 SOLDIERS BY END OF JUNE (From Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 2.-Demobilization plans of the war department today were outlined by Brigadier-General Lord, who appeared at a hearing of the house committee which is seeking to find out what part of war appro- priation may be returned to the treas- ury as the result of the end of the war. More than 550,000 will be de- mobilized by June. New Yok, Dec. 2. - New York, em- barkation port for many hundred thousand of American troops bound for war, heard today the first cheers of home-coming men of the victorious army-more than 4,000 of them, from almost every state in the union-who joined in a shout that carried across the waters and into the streets of down town Manhattan when their transport, the Mauretania, passed the Statue of Liberty. Battery Park and-the Pier on the Manhattan and New Jersey shores were thronged with flag waving, cheering multitudes as the Maureta- nia moved up to her pier on the North river. Wounded Hurried to Hospitals At the same time, 1,000 wounded soldiers were being removed ashore from the troops' ship, Northern PaUl- fic, at Hoboken. They were hurried to hospitals in Hoboken, Jersey City and Staten Island. Both the well and the wounded will be denied close con- tact with relatives or friends until after theyrhave undergonemedical examination in camp or hospital. The units from the Mauretania, all from training fields in England, will be mustered out at Camp Mills. Fam- ilies of the wounded will be notified within a few days of their where- abouts and permitted to see them.- Troops Glad to Reach U. S. Thankfulness at getting home was the prevailing spirit among the wounded troops. Few would talk of the incidents of battle that had sent, the onstretchers from European_ trenches. __ SEMESTER PLAN ADOPTED BY REGENTS1 TERM TO END DEC.s21 MAKING 17-AY VACATION; CONIINLCREDIT GIVEl DIRECTORY NOT TO GRANT 4 HOURS FOR MILITAI COME OUT ON TIME I IF 6 HOURS ACADEMIC On account of the demobilization of the S. A. T. C. the publication of the Students Diretory will be held up until all the men that are going to remain in the University are lo- cated in rooming houses. The ad- dresses which have just been compil- ed will be useless now that the mili- tary units are being dismissed. As soon as the men now in the S. A. T. C. and naval unit are permanently located the new addresses will be obtained and the directory will in all probability be published in Janu- ary or the beginning of the new semester. A directory of the students of Ypsilanti Normal will possibly be included in the book as formerly. FOSDICK SAS TIME FOR WORLD UNION HS COME SUPRA - NATIONAL PATRIOTISM WELDED IN FIRE OF FIGHT "In this war our country has emerg- ed from the international isolation, upheld by the Monroe doctrine and by the "no entangling alliances" principle, to play a major part in all international affairs," said Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in his lecture on "The Major Movementsof Our Times as Seen in France" given at Hill audi- torum Sunday afternoon. "I never tried half so hard before to be a modest American," said Dr. Fosdick," as when I saw 50,000 of our boys over there, singing on the way to battle. Those boys not only went into battle," he said, "they went into battle plus." Reign of Force Reaches Limit "Supra-national patriotism has been welded over there in the fire of a great fight," hesaid, speaking of what was to him the second major move- ment. And then, defining patriotism, "Nationality is a sentiment based on a community of sacrifice." Enumerating the different stages of warfare he said, "Stone hatchets, bows and arrows, gunpowder, poison- gas, bacteriology, wireless destruc- tion-what next? God has us cornered. We cannot go the old road to settle our dis- putes. We've got to find some better way to settle international troubles than war." This rising desire for a league of nations was his third point. He said, "The tide is setting toward a flood of international brotherhood." Lost His Heart to Allies Dr. Fosdick, when speaking of the events in England directly after March, 1918, said, "My hat is off to Britain ever since I saw that bulldog jaw of hers tighten and tighten and stick! I went over there an Ameri- can, I came back an Anglo-Ameri- can." Turning to France he related his visit to the little chapel of Joan of Arc at Domremy. There over the innermost shrine he found hanging (Continued on Page Four) Red Cross Work MAust be Kept UP Signing the armistice has released thousands of military and civilian prisoners from Germany and the other Central powers. These are largely dependent on the Red Cross for cloth- ing and other comforts as wll as ne- cessities. The work of the local chap- ter has therefore increased rather than decreased except for surgical dressings. All workers are asked to devote as much time as practicabie to this work during the coming month as an unusually large quota of knit- ting and sewing is asked for. Yarn for sweaters and sox as well as refugee garments are at the work- rooms in the Angell house. A large quota of paper lined vests for the men in Siberia is also expected and must be compglted as quickly as possible. ARE PASSED GRADE OF "DROPPED" MAY BE USED FOR "E" Men Who Completed I. 0. T. C. with Passing Grade to Get Four Hours The University will return immedi- ately to the semester plan for the re- member of the present college year, 1918-19, and the Christmas and spring vacation dates will be as stated in the catalogue for 1917-18, according to the action taken by the executive committee of the Board of Regents. At a meeting of the Senate council last week,.this plan was recommend- ed. The faculties of the literary and engineering colleges at their meetings yesterday, resolved that this step should be taken. This action will result in giving the students a 17-day vacation at Christmas, from the evening of Dec. 21, to the morning of Jan. 7. It is probably one of the longest Christ- mas vacations ever granted. The spring vacation will begin the even- fhg of April 4, and end the morning of April 15. Credit Apportioned In the literary and engineering col- leges the faculties also decided that four hours of credit for military train- ing shall be granted at the end of the present semester, to all students who shall have completed at least two months of satisfactory work as mnem- bers of the S. A. T. C. or the naval unit, and shall have acquired at the end of the semester at least six hours credit in academic work. Those students in the literary college must also have at least six 'points. At the meeting of the faculty mem- bers in the literary college, it was voted that those students who were members of the reserve officers' train- ing corps last year, and had complet- ed the military work in a satisfactory manner, shall be given four hours' credit for the same. It will be an- nounced later what shall be done concerning those students who were members of this organization but did not receive a pass (P), on their cards. May Grade "Dropped" Instead of eE" The members of this facultyfurther decided that in reporting S. A. T. C. or naval unit students, any instructor may, at his discretion, use the mark "dropped" instead of the usual "E". This action will greatly affect those students who, not being able to re- ceive even a passing grade on a cer- tain subject, may take the course over again without any discredit to him. It is expected that the other col- leges of the University will follow these latter measures adopted by the literary college, for all the instruc- tors on the campus agree that the students are deserving of this credit. England to Pass Kaiser's Extradition Liverpool, Dec. 2. - Sir Frederick E. Smith, the attorney general, inter- viewed today by the Echo said that the British war cabinet, including the colonial representatives, has unani- mously decided to press Holland to extradite the former German emperor. U. S. to Help Rehabilitate Turkey Constantinople, Nov. 30 (delayed).- American assistance in rehabilitating Turkey is urged by a group of 12 on the 15 newspapers here, who have been joined by the leading Turkish professional and business associa- tions. NOTICE! PAY UP YOUR PLEDGES! The United War Work cam- paign committee desires that all pledge payments be made as soon as possible. Make al checks payable, and address all payments to Mr. I. Leo Sharf- man, treasurer, War Work com- mittee, Lane hall. I All persons having bills against section B, first battalion, will submit them for payment at once. (Signed) LIEUT. J: P. NORVALL.